Lunar Phases Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
How many weeks does it take to go from New Moon back to another New Moon? | 4 weeks |
What do you see with a New Moon? | No moon is visible (dark) |
What do you see at 1st quarter? | Half of the moon is visible (shines on right side) |
What do you see at 3rd quarter? | Half of the moon is visible (shines on left side) |
How many weeks does it take to go from 1st quarter to 3rd quarter? | 2 weeks |
What do you see with a full moon? | Whole moon is visible |
What does a waxing moon mean? | Moon is getting more visible (moon is shining on right side) |
What does waning moon mean? | Moon is getting less visible (shining part of the moon is on left side) |
What does a crescent moon mean? | Less than a quarter is visible (crescent shape) |
How long does a moon revolution take? | 1 month (4 weeks) |
What does a gibbous moon mean? | Most of the moon is visible but not quite full |
When would you expect to see the waxing gibbous moon? Before or after full moon | Before a full moon |
When would you expect to see a waning gibbous moon? Before or after a full moon | After a full moon |
About how many days it take to get from a new moon to a 1st quarter? | 7 days |
How many weeks does it take to get from a full moon to a third quarter? | 1 week |
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mharlan
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